Turnover of soil carbon following addition of switchgrass-derived biochar to four soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 531-537

  Nguyen, Binh T ^a   Koide, Roger T ^b   Dell, Curtis ^c   Drohan, Patrick ^a   Skinner, Howard ^c   Adler, Paul R ^c   Nord, Andrea ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLOBAL WARMING; LAKES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOCHAR AMENDMENTS; C SEQUESTRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA; EXPONENTIAL MODELS; HOLDING CAPACITY; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; PANICUM VIRGATUM;

SOILS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHARCOAL; GRASS; RESIDENCE TIME; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TURNOVER;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901761428     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2013.07.0258     Document Type: Article

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